Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 47.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes (INSEE 05149) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Champsaur-Valgaudemar. Population 373 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 47.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 18,034 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.31 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MERLIN PAIN PAIN · LA CUCHONETTE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI MARKET). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (DES MONTS ET MERVEILLES · LA GRANGE · LA ROTISSERIE DE MARIE · LES DELICES D'EMMA · LE DOMAINE DE LIBOUZE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE GRILLON). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-LÉGER-LES-MÉLÈZES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE LA PAUSE VVF). [3]
1 × Hotel (LES FAUVETTES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MERLIN PAIN PAIN · LA CUCHONETTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | DES MONTS ET MERVEILLES · LA GRANGE · LA ROTISSERIE DE MARIE · LES DELICES D'EMMA · LE DOMAINE DE LIBOUZE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE GRILLON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-LÉGER-LES-MÉLÈZES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE LA PAUSE VVF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LES FAUVETTES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 332 (2012) → 373 (2023): 12.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 182 (1990) → 373 (2023): 104.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 902, of which 83 % second homes and 1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Ancelle): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ancelle): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chabottes): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 114 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS weather station, 3.1 km away at 1,210 m; the village itself is at 1,258 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS, 3.1 km away at 1,210 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 1,047 mm of rain a year, spread over 89 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ANCELLE, 2.3 km away at 1,354 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05004
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05029
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaujany | 38 | 58 km N | 357 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Grave | 05 | 46 km N | 479 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arvieux | 05 | 45 km E | 340 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gavarnie-Gèdre | 65 | 538 km W | 340 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 18 % |
| Benerville-sur-Mer | 14 | 701 km NW | 367 | 22.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oz | 38 | 56 km N | 217 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvieux | 05 | 45 km E | 340 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Grave | 05 | 46 km N | 479 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oz | 38 | 56 km N | 217 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaujany | 38 | 58 km N | 357 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gavarnie-Gèdre | 65 | 538 km W | 340 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 18 % |
| Benerville-sur-Mer | 14 | 701 km NW | 367 | 22.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oz | 38 | 56 km N | 217 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gresse-en-Vercors | 38 | 58 km NW | 351 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Giettaz | 73 | 137 km N | 381 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beuil | 06 | 88 km SE | 483 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauvezer | 04 | 64 km SE | 384 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crest-Voland | 73 | 130 km N | 346 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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